Expectant — Ex*pect ant, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. [1913 Webster] An expectant of future glory. South. [1913 Webster] Those who had employments, or were expectants. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

expectant — [ek spek′tənt, ikspek′tənt] adj. [ME &LT; OFr &LT; L expectans, prp. of expectare] expecting; specif., a) having or showing expectation b) waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance n. a person who expects something expectantly… … English World dictionary